Landslide Defeat For Ruling Party In Mauritius After Phone Calls Leaked On TikTok

Published on November 13, 2024

Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam, 77, has become the new prime minister of Mauritius after the ruling party suffered a landslide defeat in the general election on Nov. 10. The country’s president Prithvirajsing Roopun said he had appointed Ramgoolam as the new prime minister after his Alliance de Changement (ADC) coalition won 62.6 percent of the votes in the election. The ADC won 60 of the 62 seats up for election, according to state broadcaster Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, and the ruling Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) failed to win a single seat. The eight other seats in parliament will be nominated to individuals by the Electoral Supervisory Council....

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